My G2 Engine says "1.1" on the front. I figured this was the hardware revision.

Is 1.1 the latest hardware revision and does anyone know what's changed in the different revisions?

This version number on the outside is actually more like the version number of the graphic design of the enclosure. Engine is 1.1 and the 3 oct keyboard G2 says it is 1.4. But Engine, G2 and G2X all have the same motherboard (although the Engine motherboard lacks the A/D converter chip for the controlpedal input as present on the key versions).

Btw, there will be no hardware revisions for the DSP boards for the G2 ever. If there ever will be a new motherboard it will be in a G3, with should then use a new and yet to be developed generation of DSP chips. So, I heard that at Clavia there is no plan to even start thinking about what a G3 could ever look like...

However, there is a new software update for the Editor program in the make. Last news is that they are still working hard on several issues that haven't been fully sorted out yet, and there is not even a hint of a possible release date. Could be Christmas, could be next March, could be next summer... Even the programmers have no clue when the work might be finished.
Applying genetic mutation algorithms on sounds in a sensible way is a totally new subject in the music instrument business, note that the update is planned to be much more than just a random patch generator! And as the Clavia developers want to do a real good job they take their time to investigate all the many different options on how to apply these genetic algoritms. Which I suppose is in the end only good for us, the G2 users.

I am offered a second G2 Engine for a nice amount of money. My own G2 Engine is v1.1 and the one offered is v1.2. So i really want to know the differences before i decide to get it.

All G2 models use the same motherboard, no matter what version number is on the cover. The Engines reading 1.1 are from the very first production run and are quite rare. But it is only some minor details in the graphic layout on the front that is the difference.
(This motherboard remark excludes three alpha G2Key models that read v1.2 on their front and have not been and never will be for sale. )

Acidfever wrote:

The idea is to take one G2 Engine as an FX solution and dedicate the other one as synthesis machine.

Ok....well that at least stops me wondering if there is any difference between the different version numbers.

Now for choosing if i'm getting a second G2 Engine or something else like a MPC1000.

Rob wrote:

Acidfever wrote:

I am offered a second G2 Engine for a nice amount of money. My own G2 Engine is v1.1 and the one offered is v1.2. So i really want to know the differences before i decide to get it.

All G2 models use the same motherboard, no matter what version number is on the cover. The Engines reading 1.1 are from the very first production run and are quite rare. But it is only some minor details in the graphic layout on the front that is the difference.
(This motherboard remark excludes three alpha G2Key models that read v1.2 on their front and have not been and never will be for sale. )

Acidfever wrote:

The idea is to take one G2 Engine as an FX solution and dedicate the other one as synthesis machine.

Applying genetic mutation algorithms on sounds in a sensible way is a totally new subject in the music instrument business, note that the update is planned to be much more than just a random patch generator!

However, there is a new software update for the Editor program in the make. Last news is that they are still working hard on several issues that haven't been fully sorted out yet

cool I am glad I read through this thread as I was going to ask if there were any known OS update plans and this is great news to hear. I dare hope for new modules the cymbal module is insane etc, so just adding another sound source would be so awesome though who knows what will happen... Thanks for info

That software revision is already finished, it is SOFTware version 1.4 (not to be mistaken with the HARDware versions that have been mentioned here). Although development has not stopped permanently, there are no current plans for a new update.

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